Guatemala vs United States: Child homicide rate
Guatemala
4.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States
4.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guatemala rank
13th
United States rank
14th
Child homicide rate over time
- Guatemala
- United States
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 13th and United States ranks 14th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2209 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6212 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9962 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0304 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Guatemala or United States?
- Guatemala, at 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Guatemala and United States?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and United States?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Guatemala and United States rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Guatemala ranks 13th and United States ranks 14th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.